Authors: Isabella C. Richmond1*, Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor1,2, Lauren Bianco1, Antonia Vieira Zanella3, François Bérubé4, Paola Faddoul4, Kelly Vu4, Étienne Perreault-Mandeville5, Patrick Boivin6, Danielle Dagenais6, Nathalie Boucher5, Thi Thanh Hiên Pham4, Carly D. Ziter1

1 Department of Biology, Concordia University, Montreal Canada, H4B 1R6

2 Tree Canada

3 Department of Geography, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná Brazil,

4 Département d’études urbaines et touristiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal Canada,

5 Organisme Respire

6 École d’urbanisme et d’architecture de paysage, Université de Montréal, Montreal Canada

* isabella.richmond@mail.concordia.ca

Model Diagnostic Plots

These model diagnostic plots assess whether the chains of our models are converged and well mixed, and if the model is well specified and has an adequate fit.

The first plot of the series shows trace plots for each of our parameters, where we want to see stationary and well-mixed chains. The second plot shows an autocorrelation plot by chain and parameter. We want our autocorrelation to quickly drop to zero with increasing lag. Thirdly, the Gelman plot indicates if the chains converge, where we want the value to decrease by the end of runtime. Finally, we have the posterior predictive check where we want the black line to be within/close to the blue lines, to indicate that our model is adequately generative.

Model 1a: Effect of Ruelle Type on Canopy Cover in Villeray-Saint Michel-Parc Extension (VSMPE)

Model 1b: Effect of Ruelle Type on Canopy Cover in Trois-Rivieres (TR)

Model 2: Effect of Ruelle Type on Firefly Presence in VSMPE

Model 3a: Effect of Ruelle Type on Tree Species Richness in VSMPE

Model 3b: Effect of Ruelle Type on Tree Species Richness in TR

Model 4a: Effect of Ruelle Type on Tree Functional Diversity in VSMPE

Model 4b: Effect of Ruelle Type on Tree Functional Diversity in TR

Model 5a: Effect of Ruelle Type on Vegetative Complexity in VSMPE

Model 5b: Effect of Ruelle Type on Vegetative Complexity in TR

Model 6a: Effect of Ruelle Type on Proportion of Native Stems in VSMPE

Model 6b: Effect of Ruelle Type on Proportion of Native Stems in TR

Model 7a: Effect of Ruelle Type on Proportion of Invasive Stems in VSMPE

Model 7b: Effect of Ruelle Type on Proportion of Invasive Stems in TR